Brian Farmer

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Campaigners opposed to new nuclear plant call on regulators after appeal fails

The Together Against Sizewell C group says it will keep fighting for the ‘soul of Suffolk’ despite losing the latest round of a legal battle.
21 Dec 2023
Crime

Ex-soldier who murdered neighbours has minimum term cut by appeal judges

Afghan veteran Collin Reeves knifed Stephen and Jennifer Chapple six times each at their home in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, Somerset.
21 Mar 2023
Crime

Ashley Cole raider fails in bid to reduce sentence for robbery

Kurtis Dilks, 35, was also found guilty of conspiring to rob the wife of former Tottenham, Hull and Derby midfielder Tom Huddlestone.
21 Mar 2023
Crime

Grenfell survivor loses High Court housing fight with council

Marcio Gomes, 43, wants a bigger home than he has been offered and argued that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea had acted unlawfully.
17 Mar 2023
Crime

Appeal judges cut jail term handed to former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed

The peer had been convicted of sexually abusing two children when he was a teenager in Rotherham in the 1970s.
17 Mar 2023
Crime

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch must wait to find out if he will be extradited to the US

Mr Lynch is accused of inflating the value of his company, Autonomy, before selling it to Hewlett Packard in 2011.
16 Mar 2023
Tech

Tycoon fighting extradition to US accused of making ‘blinkered assessment’

Mike Lynch has appealed against extradition and two judges are considering his challenge at a High Court hearing in London.
16 Mar 2023
Tech

Technology tycoon facing extradition to US mounts appeal bid

Two judges began hearing Mike Lynch’s challenge at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday.
15 Mar 2023
Crime

GP who ran clinic for trans patients awaits ruling after challenging suspension

Helen Webberley, founder of website GenderGP, was found to have committed serious misconduct by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel.
14 Mar 2023
Crime

Former actor who assaulted his mother has sentence cut after appeal

Joshua Malin had been given a sentence of three years and eight months – three appeal judges on Thursday reduced that term to three years.
9 Mar 2023
Crime

Judge moves to protect women in refuges involved in family court disputes

Sir Andrew McFarlane has given guidance after hearing how addresses of alleged abuse victims could be revealed when court orders were served.
8 Mar 2023
Crime

Seriously ill pensioner can spend remaining days at home with pet bird – judge

The man, who has significant physical health difficulties and learning disabilities, had been in hospital for months, Mr Justice Peel heard.
7 Mar 2023
UK

Sir Frederick Barclay’s nephews could give evidence in divorce money fight

A judge ordered Sir Frederick to hand Lady Hiroko Barclay lump sums totalling £100 million in May 2021 following the breakdown of their marriage
6 Mar 2023
UK

Sir Frederick Barclay set for latest round of money fight with ex-wife

A judge ordered Sir Frederick to hand Lady Hiroko Barclay £100 million in May 2021 following the breakdown of their marriage.
6 Mar 2023
Crime

Estranged husband of multi-millionaire could get jail term after contempt ruling

Louise Backstrom, who is Swedish but lives in London, said Martin Wennberg, had breached orders made during their High Court divorce fight.
2 Mar 2023
Crime

Former Liverpool star John Barnes given more time to clear tax debt

Judge Sally Barber considered the case at an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing in London after HMRC officials lodged a bankruptcy petition.
27 Feb 2023
Crime

MPs must decide rules on ‘psychologists’ giving opinion in family courts – judge

The ‘generic’ label ‘psychologist’ is ‘not protected’ and may be used by ‘any individual, whether registered or not’, Sir Andrew McFarlane said.
24 Feb 2023
Crime

Woman with mental health difficulties gives birth after judge approves C-section

Mr Justice Moor said doctors could carry out the procedure without the woman’s approval if necessary.
24 Feb 2023
Crime

Doctors can force murderer who has ‘shut down’ to eat and take medicine – judge

Sir Jonathan Cohen heard how the man, who is serving a life sentence at a jail in northern England, had mental health problems and was refusing food.
17 Feb 2023
Crime

High Court win for widow left nothing in will ‘opens doors to others’

A judge ruled earlier this week that Harbans Kaur should receive 50% of the net value of her late husband’s estate.
16 Feb 2023
Crime

Judge aims to stop urban explorers climbing cranes overlooking Wembley Stadium

Judge Jonathan Simpkiss heard how a climber had said on social media that he had a ‘passion’ to reach the middle of the Wembley arch.
16 Feb 2023